| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | E |
| Pennant | H 66 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 30 Mar 1933 |
| Launched | 29 Mar 1934 |
| Commissioned | 6 Nov 1934 |
| Lost | 11 Jul 1940 |
| Loss position | 36.11N, 03.37W (See a map) |
| History | HMS Escort (Lt.Cdr. John Bostock, DSC, RN) was torpedoed in the forward boiler room by the Italian submarine Guglielmo Marconi in position 36º11'N, 03º37'W. She foundered east of Gibraltar while under tow. Commanding Officers: |
Commands listed for HMS Escort (H 66)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Bostock, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 11 Jul 1940 |
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Noteable events involving Escort include:
3 Sep 1939
HMS Electra (Lt.Cdr. S.A. Buss, RN) and HMS Escort (Lt.Cdr. J. Bostock, RN) together pick up
481 survivors from the British passenger ship Athenia which was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-30 about 250 nautical miles west of Inishtrahull in position 56º44'N, 14º05'W.
25 Feb 1940
The German submarine U-63 tried to attack convoy HN-14, in doing so she was sighted by the British submarine HMS Narwhal (Lt.Cdr. E.R.J. Oddie, RN). The escorting destoyers HMS Escort (Lt.Cdr. J. Bostock, RN), HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, RN) and HMS Imogen (Cdr. C.L. Firth, RN) were warned. They located, attacked and sank U-63 with depth charges south east of the Shetland Islands. (see map)
 The last stand of the tin can sailors Hornfischer, James D. |
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